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SUBMITTER: Dyck PJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2956592 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Muscle & nerve 20100801 2
The purpose was to test whether physicians can validly and reproducibly diagnose diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSPN). Twelve physicians assessed 24 patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) on consecutive days (576 examinations) with physical features and voice disguised. Results were compared to gold standard 75% group diagnosis (dx) and a nerve conduction score (Sigma5 NC nds). Masking of patients was achieved. Reproducibility measured by the kappa coefficient and compared to Sigma5 NC nd v ...[more]